# broma
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈbɹəʊmə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈbɹoʊmə/
* Rhymes: -əʊmə

### Noun

broma
* A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.
* (medicine, obsolete) Aliment; food.

#### Related terms

* bromatotoxism

### References

* “broma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* Bomar, RAMBO, Rambo, rambo

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾo.mə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbɾo.ma]

### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food, shipworm, cavity”). Semantic connection is uncertain.

#### Noun

broma f (plural bromes)
* joke, practical joke
    Synonym: burla
    Va fer una broma i tothom va riure. ― He (or she) played a joke and everyone laughed.
* shipworm (Teredo navalis)
    Synonym: corc marí

##### Derived terms

* en broma, de broma (“joking, kidding, as a joke”)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin brūma.

#### Noun

broma f (plural bromes)
* fog or mist
    Synonym: boira
    Sempre hi ha broma a aquesta zona. ― There's always fog in this area.

##### Usage notes

* in the sense of fog or mist, boira is more usual than broma.

##### Derived terms

* brom
* bromall
* bromera
* bromós

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

broma
* inflection of bromar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “broma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʁɔ.ma/
* Homophones: bromas, bromât

### Verb

broma
* third-person singular past historic of bromer

## Irish
### Noun

broma m
* genitive singular of broim (“fart”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “broma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Latvian
### Noun

broma m
* genitive singular of broms

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian brom.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈproːma/

### Noun

brōma
* bromine

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food, shipworm, cavity”). Semantic connection is uncertain. Compare Sicilian bromu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾoma/ [ˈbɾo.ma]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -oma
* Syllabification: bro‧ma

### Noun

broma f (plural bromas)
* joke, prank, practical joke
    Synonyms: burla, chiste, diablura, guasa, mofa, travesura
    Hizo una broma y todos se rieron.He made a joke and everyone laughed.
* banter (plural)
* (zoology) shipworm
    Synonym: teredo

#### Derived terms

* bromas las justas
* bromear
* bromista
* de broma
* en broma
* entre bromas y veras
* estar de broma
* ni de broma

### Further reading

* “broma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* broma on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$
* broma (molusco) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$

### Anagrams

* bramo
* bramó